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Nicotine in cigar smoke (pH 8.5) is much more readily absorbed through the mucous membranes of the mouth than is nicotine in cigarette smoke (pH 5.3) because there is a higher concentration of unionized nicotine in the relatively alkaline cigar smoke.
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ARMITAGE, A., TURNER, D. Absorption of Nicotine in Cigarette and Cigar Smoke through the Oral Mucosa. Nature 226, 1231–1232 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2261231a0
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